Energy in Australia
Energy-in-Australia-2015
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Map 7.2: <strong>Australia</strong>n LNG trade by market, 2014<br />
Ch<strong>in</strong>a<br />
3.8 Mt<br />
South<br />
Korea<br />
0.9 Mt<br />
Japan<br />
18.4 Mt<br />
Ch<strong>in</strong>ese Taipei<br />
0.1 Mt<br />
Other<br />
0.1 Mt<br />
<strong>Australia</strong><br />
23.2 Mt<br />
Source: IEA (2015) Natural gas <strong>in</strong>formation<br />
As of late 2015, there were around 45 million tonnes of LNG capacity<br />
under construction <strong>in</strong> <strong>Australia</strong>. Once built, this is expected to make<br />
<strong>Australia</strong> the world’s largest exporter of LNG by the end of the decade.<br />
This expansion <strong>in</strong> capacity will <strong>in</strong>clude new conventional gas projects <strong>in</strong><br />
western and northern <strong>Australia</strong>, float<strong>in</strong>g LNG projects, and coal seam gas<br />
based LNG projects on the east coast.<br />
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